San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-01


distrust until something transpires
to change that opinion. You see,
dear reader, / know how il is myself,
for coming here stranger, l innocent
ly located on tho wrong side OF
Pennsylvania avenue. But / have
since crossed over, and am now sup
posed to be as good as my neighbors.
In addition TO several contests for
seats in the House, there will be two
or three in the Senate, and one OF the
latter will be Of general interest, as it
inolves constitutional question. In
West Virginia, tho regular session OF
the legislature, having failed to elect
a United States Senator, the Cover
ner appointed one; but at a called
session of the legislature soon after
ward the Governors appointment was
ignored as illegal, anda Senator elect
cd. SO two claimants,-both Dem
ocrats-will appear for the same Sen
atorial seat. One of the other cases
that refer to is that of Senator-elect
Turple. of Idiana. Still, it is doubt
full if Ex-senator Harrison contests
the seat, as his alleged claim appears
to rest upon anything but firm
foundation. Then, too, the Senate is
much more impartial and conservative
than the House in the settling of con-
tests.
The British Fisheries Commission
havin G reached the capital, it is prob
able that negotiations will be in pro
gress before the end of this week.
Upon the arrival of Mr.. Chamberlain,
the chief commissioner, he was be-
sieged at his hotel by forty reporters
of the leading newspapers of the
country, but the only subjects on
which the adroit diplomatist could be
satisfactorily interviewed were liquors,
cigars, and kindred topics The boys
vivaciously pumped away over an
hour, but all to no purpose further
than that they were considerably re-
freshed internally.
Thanks to the honest, reform
methods of democratic administra-
ton, the annual deficits, for defraying
the expenses of the Postoffice estab-
lishment, which have, for q number of
years, amounted to from eight to fiji
teen million dollars annually, have
been steadily reduced until the last
deficiency was about one million dol
lars, and it is confidently estimated
that before the close of the current
year the Postoffice Department will
be running on paying basis.
President Cleveland has appointed
Geo. L. Rivers, of New York, to fill
the position of First Assistant Sec
rotary OF State, made vacant by the
resignation of ex Governor Porter,
of Tennessee. The President has
two other good places to fill-Com-
missioner of the General Land Office.
vacated by the retirement OF MIR.
Sparks, and Justice of the Supreme
Court.
During the absence of Mr.. Hall,
Commissioner of Patents, Gen. Rob
ert B. Vance, Assistant Commissioner,
fills the former position in u manner
highly creditable to himself and ac-
ceptable to ALL The Acting Com
missioner while in congress was
Chairman of the Committee on Pat
ents, and he is brother of Senator
Vance, of North Carolina.
Treasurer Hyatt's report shows
that there is still outstanding more
than fifteen millions of fractional cur
rency, nearly all of which was sup
posed to have been destroyed, show
ing that a large amount is yet in
circulation, though called in twelve
years ago.